Primary Duodenal Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma (MALToma): A Case Report

Primary duodenal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is the most rarely seen type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is diagnosed most commonly in the stomach. A 20-year-old male patient presented with progressive vomiting, weight loss, and abdominal pain. There was nothing remarkable on 2 consecutive gastroduodenoscopies, but his complaints persisted. A double-contrast barium examination was performed, which revealed a filling defect in the duodenum. A biopsy specimen from the patient determined the presence of Helicobacter pylori and the patient was diagnosed with poorly-differentiated B-cell MALT lymphoma Successful chemotherapy and H. pylori eradication therapy were performed and follow-up revealed no recurrence.

Primer Duedonal Mukoza Kökenli Lenfoid Doku Lenfoması (MALToma): Olgu Sunumu

Primer duodenal MALT (Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue) lenfoma non-Hodgkin lenfomanın (NHL) nadir görülen bir türüdür ve en sık midede saptanmaktadır. Yirmi yaşında erkek hastamız; progresif şekilde kusma, kilo kaybı ve karın ağrısı nedeniyle tarafımıza başvurdu. İki kez yapılan gastroduodenoskopide belirgin özellik olmaması ve şikayetlerinin devamı üzerine istenen çift kontrast baryum incelemesinde duodenumda dolum defekti saptandı. Helicobacter pylori pozitifliği de bulunan hastadan alınan biyopsi örneğinde kötü diferansiye B hücreli MALT lenfoma teşhisi konuldu.